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Bill that congressman says protects Medicaid doesn’t — and would likely require cutting it
I voted yes on a budget resolution that protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid while cutting some spending ...
Deep roots: Aggressive plants effective to some, a nuisance to others as growing season begins
The Capets family of Murrysville has a positive relationship with bamboo, a grass native to the Asian continent that grows ...
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'In a rush.' Vineyard forest cutting plan gets mixed reactions. Time added for comment.
A state plan to clear white pines in the Manuel F. Correllus Forest on Martha's Vineyard has caused debate. The state has ...
Trump Administration Highlights: Senate Approves Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
The Senate on Friday narrowly averted a government shutdown at midnight, passing a G.O.P.-written stopgap spending measure ...
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Nickel miners dig up Indonesia’s Gebe Island despite Indigenous and legal opposition
Abdul Manan Magtiblo watched the excavator dump a piece of Gebe Island into the back of a truck. Barely a thicket remained on the buzz-cut upland above Umera village as the vehicle drove off to the ...
BizPac Review14d
National Park Service looks to cut 30 percent of payroll
Now, according to an ex-staffer’s report to The Hill, efforts to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse include targeting a 30% cut in payroll for the National Park Service. “Managers were asked to ...
The Hill14d
Trump administration eyes 30 percent payroll reduction at National Park Service
The National Park Service ... Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a Trump Cabinet meeting over the nature of cuts to that department. Parks advocates have decried plans to cut down the workforce.
The Hill14d
VA secretary: Cutting 80,000 jobs ‘is our target’
Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins said his agency is looking to cut 80,000 jobs as their “target” to slim the agency’s workforce. Collins joined “Fox & Friends” on Monday ...
Fox News14d
Sec Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete with 83% gone, remainder now falling under State Dept
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that 83% of USAID programs will be canceled following the conclusion of a six-week review by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Spectrum News NY114d
Rubio says USAID purge complete, with 83% of agency's programs gone
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration has finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development ...
ABC News15d
Sec. of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, 83% of programs gone
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is signaling that the Trump administration has finished its six-week dismantling of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development WASHINGTON ...
The New York Times16d
State Republicans Eager to Climb on Cost-Cutting Bandwagon
In Oklahoma, Governor Stitt said he hoped to cut ... state officials — including some appointed by their new Democratic governor, Josh Stein — and members seem determined to root out any ...